The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 70, Acquiring Antiques

In the early morning, Li Weiguo got up from bed.

After taking a medicinal bath in the afternoon, he slept for a few hours at Master's place, and now he was very energetic.

I couldn't sleep at night.

Fortunately, today was the day to make a deal with Lao Fu, so I didn't waste any time in bed.

Okay, get up and go.

It's time to see how the old man's collection of antiques is progressing.

In the past three months, the old man has helped collect a few pieces here and there. The quantity is not large, but they are basically genuine. I don’t know what kind of harvest I can get today.

After getting dressed, Li Weiguo glanced at the silly pillar on the bed at the east end.

Hey. This snores like a thunderous sound and sleeps like a dead pig.

He shook his head and stopped complaining about Shazhu's sleeping appearance. It was better to leave quickly.

Xihuangcheng Gengui Market.

Li Weiguo and Lao Fu met at the old place.

Still following the old rules, Li Weiguo prepared 500 jins of pork, 500 jins of eggs, 500 jins of duck eggs and 3,000 jins of stick noodles for him.

And Lao Fu directly gave him 14 small yellow croakers and 10 big black tens.

This old man's ways are really wild, and he knows a lot of rich people.

Every time I sell something, I sell it faster than a hamster in the pigeon market, and I sell it to high-end customers, so I don’t lack money. I always trade gold bars directly.

This is out of season. Who can buy these meat and egg foods at high prices every day? Only those rich people can do this.

Who among ordinary people is willing to spend two or three times the market price to buy free meat and eggs?

With this money, I might as well buy more rations.

Li Weiguo estimated that the wealthy people this old master was dealing with should be the princes and nobles left over from the past.

We are used to living a good life, and now we no longer talk about eating meat. Even the rations are rationed every month, and coarse grains and fine grains are distributed in proportion.

It is difficult to go from luxury to frugality, how did this affect them.

Naturally, I wanted to find ways to get some supplies to improve my life.

Therefore, they have little money or votes and can only rely on sellers to maintain a decent life.

But even if you are the bottom of the seller, just selling one item can feed these people for ten days and a half. If everything is sold, it will feed them for a lifetime.

Thinking of this, an idea came to Li Weiguo's mind.

Let Lao Fu contact those people and collect all the treasures from those people at a low price.

If he didn't accept it, the gang would be ruined sooner or later. During the three years of famine, it was not uncommon for people to sell their entire family just for a bite to eat.

Moreover, Li Weiguo has more and more cash in his hands, and it is useless to save it all. In 62 years, a new version of currency will be issued.

When the Great Unity comes out, it will be difficult to spend the Big Black Ten, so I have to spend as much as possible while buying antiques.

"Master Li, these are some old items that were thrown around yesterday. The prices are all marked on them. Take a look." The old man handed Li Weiguo a large wooden box.

Li Weiguo took it and opened the box. There were only six items inside.

One wooden box, five pieces of porcelain.

There is a label next to each object, which indicates the name of each object, the age of the object, the purchase price and its own value.

The sweet white of Yongle period, the blue and white of Xuande and the fighting colors of Chenghua.

They are all from the JDZ official kiln and are very well preserved.

The purchase price is basically only a few yuan or a dozen yuan. Now these things can't be sold at any price. The main reason is that the old man directly trades materials. Materials are much more useful than money.

These porcelains are all works from the heyday of porcelain in the Ming Dynasty. If you keep them for decades, there is no problem in selling a single piece for millions.

The best quality thing here is the wooden box.

The wooden box is a royal pastry box made from golden nan. The box body and lid are made of a whole piece of golden nan wood. They are tightly fitted and beautifully made.

This box cost a full fifty yuan.

Regardless of whether it is authentic or not, the material of the single golden nanmu and the craftsmanship of making it from a whole piece of wood make it a good treasure.

This old man is worthy of being a member of the elderly circle, and his vision is indeed spot on.

Li Weiguo himself also collected a lot of things, most of which were bottles and cans.

But it is difficult to confirm the value and authenticity of those things, and in terms of quality, they are not as good as those that the old man bought for him.

Although not many people collect antiques in this era, and fakes are not popular, it is really boring to buy them with your eyes closed. You don’t know the treasures, and there is no fun in picking up missing items.

Putting these things back into the wooden box, Li Weiguo nodded with satisfaction: "The things are all good." Then he paid the bill to Lao Fu according to the price on the label.

"By the way, Mr. Fu, the old people you know should have a lot of treasures in their hands. Do you want to sell them? It's really boring to collect a few pieces in such a small way. And you can probably tell during this time, The supply of supplies on the market is becoming increasingly tight, and you can’t always buy things if you have money.”

In the past three months, although Lao Fu helped collect a few treasures each time, the quantity was too small and did not meet Li Weiguo's expectations at all. It was time to give him more firepower.

Hearing what Li Weiguo said, the old man was a little surprised and confused.

Although supplies were scarce in previous years, it was not like this year. It was difficult to buy food even in pigeon markets of all sizes. He was also worried that Li Weiguo's supply of supplies would suddenly be cut off.

In Lao Fu's opinion, if Li Weiguo can get a large amount of supplies every time, it must be related to it, otherwise how can ordinary people have such ability?

Out of uneasiness, the old man asked tentatively: "Master Li, do you mean that this supply shortage will continue for a while?"

"There was already a famine in the countryside at the end of last year, and this year's summer and autumn harvests across the country are also sluggish. You can see for yourself."

Li Weiguo did not elaborate and let him figure it out by himself.

Hearing this, Old Fu took a deep breath. This was the first time for an ordinary citizen like him to know such news.

According to this situation, the famine will last for at least another year. Who can say what the situation will be like next year? Without Li Weiguo's support, their family's life will not be much better in the future.

The old man was silent for a moment and then said: "Master Li, since you gave the order, I will definitely pay attention to you. But the things they have in their hands are all good, and they are not like those in the ghost market who can pick things up."

Those old people who need money and materials, even if they sell their things cheaply, the price will not be much lower. Mr. Li, you must be mentally prepared. "

"I know, just watch and take it. If you want supplies, exchange them with supplies. If you want money, give them money. There are three thousand yuan here. You can buy it first. After you use it, you can ask for it from me."

With that said, Li Weiguo put his hand into his trouser pocket, and with a thought, he took out three stacks of big black tens from the space and handed them to Lao Fu.

"Okay, don't worry, I promise to get it done for you." The old man took the three stacks of cash and said.

Ordinary people may not be able to receive good things, but for someone with connections like him, it's not a problem.

Since the big customer has a request, he must fulfill it. After all, it is related to his own interests.

After finalizing the good deal with Lao Fu, Li Weiguo took the box and went back.

Lao Fu has a good eye. Leave the purchase of antiques to him, and there will be no need to waste time going to the ghost market in the future.

Although there are good things in the ghost market, you have to try your luck and have a good eye. Instead of wasting time wandering around the ghost market at night, it is better to sleep more at home.

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